What made you go bald?

[-Doug-]

What made me go bald? , a head shaving fund raiser is the way to go. The goal was met before my October 1st deadline, so I took the plunge over this past weekend. I love it. It will be hard to let it grow back in - if I do at all

Doug, that's a great reason to go SLY.

But I bet you didn't no this whole bald thing is so addictive.
Ha, looks like you be SLy for awhile.
Anyway Doug, it's good to have you around this place.

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome!

[Stevo]

I shaved my head 3 times my Senior year in high school.  The first 2 tries, during football season, were not pretty.  Number one resulted in a reverse mohawk the width of the trimmer end of my Norelco shaver, the second drew blood the night before the Homecoming game.  Needless to say I had a professional take care of the really heavy cutting for the final attemt during basketball season.  All 3 times I let my hair grow back out, because I still had good hair.

Fast forward to 2 years ago.  My hair was thinning horribly on top, and I had let the rest of it grow way too long because I was too lazy or too broke to get a haircut.  My sister, married to a fellow Sly Guy, kept saying that I should just shave it all off, so one day I told her to grab the dog clippers and meet me out on the porch.  That was the end of my hair as I had known it, and it felt good.

[tomgallagher]

MPBMPBMPB....

[marty22]

Had no choice as my hair receded badly following 25 years of hair transplants.

[SLYinKC]

Had no choice as my hair receded badly following 25 years of hair transplants.

Welcome, Marty, Make sure that you post up an introduction so that we can all get to know you.  Glad to have you here and feel free to just jump right in.

[marty22]

I must as well officially introduce myself here. I'm from New York and had hair transplants at the age of 23 when my front receded badly 30 years ago. For the lst 10-15 years, they looked great despite the fact that when the wind blew from the East (LOL) my hair would blow in the wind. Around 2000, my hair totally receded badly. I had to use hairspray with a combover  and whatever to cover the hair transplant spots so that it didn't look like pubic hair dots. It was awful. But I knew the day I had them done in 1977 would not last forever. What to do? Between shaving,dermabrasion, surgery and laser (like my pal Jason F), I came up with a plan of attack with my plastic surgeon and dermatologist to rid myself of several rows of hair transplants. Unfortunately, there are several scars from the event. It's the price I had to pay. Ran me around $4000 between surgery and laser. Dermabrasion was painful, laser was a nuisance but this is the look today as you see in the pic. Let me tell you one thing. Transplants work but you pay a price for them at the back end. Anyway, I started shaving my scalp and it's simple. No hairspray, no fuss and no mess. It was the only way to go. Anyone who has had this problem can feel free to write me at M45922@aol.com. I'd be happy to help out.

[marty22]

thanks sly in kc

[BaldBen]

Marty, what a painful and mighty expensive ordeal you went through!
I truly empathize with you bro. I too started thinning out in the front and would use lots of spray to conceal it. Luckily I had a less expensive option. A blade and a can of shave gel!

But I guess you felt you didn't have any other option 30 yrs. ago. There probably weren't any headshavers back then. I would think a cheaper option for you would have been some sort of a piece. So you had to laser the transplanted plugs. Ouch!

Listen dude, your still a young guy so enjoy your new life as a SLY bald guy!
 

[marty22]

thanks Ben-30 years ago bald was not acceptable except for a few military heads. trust me.

[SLYinKC]

Great story, Marty.  I really feel for all the guys that had to endure all the problems that the hair restoration industry has put out there.  I never got to that point, (thank goodness), and glad that I found SBG's before I ever did get to that.

Again, I want to say a big welcome and hope that you continue to hand out with us.

[herronm]

Welcome Marty!!!  Your story should be mandtory reading for all considering plugs, drugs or rugs.

Max

[Razor X]

Unfortunately, there are several scars from the event. It's the price I had to pay. Ran me around $4000 between surgery and laser. Dermabrasion was painful, laser was a nuisance but this is the look today as you see in the pic.

Whoever did your dermabrasion and laser surgery did a great job.  I'd say it was money well spent. 

[marty22]

I appreciate it everyone. Worth the trouble like my friend Jason F. But the dermabrasion----------------------ouch 100 times over.

[jasonfieber]

I'm glad to hear you're finally rid of all that stuff Marty. We shall carry the laser torch in to the 21st century! I'd much rather see someone spend money on that then plugs.

I always wanted to shave in high school...I was an amateur bodybuilder and alot of people in the sport are bald, as it's a clean look. I never got the guts though, and never had any thinning. Once I turned 21 and the hair started to really thin all over, including the sides and back, I decided to take charge. It took alot to do it, as 4-5 years ago it wasn't nearly as popular as it is now. I really think this look has grown leaps and bounds in the past decade. I'm really glad I did it, and even happier that Im making it permanent. I think the look is going to be more and more popular as time goes on. Women prefer it to combovers, and men do too.

It's a win-win!

[marty22]

thanks Razor X